Chapter 1206.

The Empire’s Higher Martial Examination tested the candidates’ battle strength, endurance, mind and will.

A completely unfamiliar planet, an incomparably harsh environment, and mutated creatures lurking in the shadows were all great tests of their comprehensive abilities.

Each candidate’s equipment and the supplies they carried were the same, and coupled with the strict and incomparable invigilation procedures, the fairness of this test was guaranteed to a large extent.

But complete fairness never exists.

Those sons and daughters who came from noble and scholarly families who possessed talent in martial arts had been receiving rigorous training since they were young, and had received a large amount of resources poured into them.

Any ecological experimental star was unfamiliar to Wang Chen, who had left Azure Star for the first time.

But the candidates with resources might have had practical training on a certain ecological experimental star a few years ago, and had mastered various survival and hunting techniques in advance.

How could ordinary students compare to them?

Therefore, every year, more than fifty percent of the new students admitted to the Empire’s seven universities were the children of nobles and scholarly families.

It was important to realize that the proportion of nobles and clansmen in the total population of the empire was less than 10%!

However, Wang Chen, who had traveled across, was definitely an anomaly in this class of civilian candidates.

After walking for almost two hours, he saw a rolling mountain range appear ahead of him.

Although the mountain in the distance was also bare, with a surface full of weathered rocks, it was much stronger than the uncovered desert Gobi.

Wang Dust immediately quickened his pace.

The quality of this body was still quite good, otherwise it would not have been possible to get the qualification to participate in the Higher Examination.

However, in order to get to his destination as soon as possible, he still stimulated his spiritual energy, and his walking soon turned into running, and his speed instantly increased by several times.

This was still the result of Wang Chen deliberately controlling his physical exertion.

However, after running for a certain distance, he keenly sensed something strange from behind him.

It was like something was chasing behind Wang Chuan.

The problem was that there was nothing but sand behind Wang Dust.

He stopped in his tracks.

Then he drew the longsword he was wearing.

The Holy Light Empire had always respected the sword, and most of the war clerics had mastered exquisite swordsmanship, and many noble families also possessed secret swordsmanship techniques that had been passed down for hundreds of years, which often shone brightly in foreign wars.

Equipping swords is also a tradition of the Imperials, and as a completely legal weapon, students in the Empire begin learning swordplay and using and mastering sword weapons at the primary education stage.

For this test, each candidate carried a standardized longsword.

The sword was made of special alloy steel, and the blade area was already open, shining with a sharp, cold light.

Wang Chen held the sword in his hand and stood still.

The hot stellar light shone on his body, as if he was a sculpture that had existed for eternity.

Suddenly, there was a slight vibration on the ground.

A few grains of sand rolled together.

Wang Dust suddenly moved.

He steeply turned around and swung his sword, heavily chopping down towards the back.

At the same moment, the sand half a meter away behind Wang Chuan exploded violently, and a thick alien long worm rose up into the sky, opening its mouthpiece covered with sharp teeth and biting fiercely towards him.

It ended up right on top of Wang Chuan’s decapitated longsword.

Ka-ching!

The sharp blade of the sword heavily chopped open the head shell of the alien insect, instantly slicing its hideous head into two halves, and grayish-white slurry immediately spewed out.

Wang Dust scored a hit and immediately swept out backward, managing to avoid the splashing insect liquid.

These liquids splashed down on the sand and even made a sound of gray smoke, obviously containing strong corrosive substances.

Although Wang Chuan was wearing thick armor, there was no danger of being splashed.

However, the armor being attacked was a minus point.

He subconsciously looked at the longsword in his hand, only to find that the blade was unharmed and its corrosion resistance was superb.

This was still a mass-produced ordinary standardized weapon!

Wang Chen once again refreshed his knowledge of the empire’s technological level.

Out of caution, he buried the longsword into the sandy soil and repeatedly rubbed it a few times to clean off the bug liquid attached to it.

Only then did he start inspecting the loot.

The one-meter-long Xenomorph lying on the sand was already a dead bug, with part of its body still underground, and its overall length was far more than one or two meters.

Wang Dust or the predecessor, Lu Yuan, had studied mutant creature related courses and mastered some knowledge of identifying and dissecting mutant creatures, but this long worm in front of him was undoubtedly beyond the scope of his knowledge.

There were simply too many types of mutant creatures.

Over the past few hundred years, the Empire had continuously invested huge amounts of manpower and material resources to transform a large number of unoccupied planets into ecological experimental stars, most of which were used for the research of mutant creatures.

It was said that the main material of the gene enhancement potion was purified from the substances inside the bodies of certain mutant creatures!

For this dead-through xenomorph, Wang Dust didn’t get his hands on it to dissect it or anything, and after circling around to record more battle material, he continued to move forward towards the mountain range in front of him.

He proceeded to run.

With the experience from earlier, Wang Dust had already harvested three battle fruits by the time he reached his destination.

They were all the same Xenomorph.

This kind of foreign bug lurked under the sand and would be stimulated and attracted by the violent vibrations on the surface, then tracked for a sneak attack.

Understanding this, Wang Chen’s “bug fishing” went smoothly.

If it wasn’t almost dark, he would have loved to continue fishing and get more results.

These are the results that can be counted!

Climbing along the rugged mountainside for some distance, Wang Dust’s luck was good, and he soon found an ideal shelter construction point in the mountainside area.

This location was situated below a large rocky outwardly projecting outcrop, surrounded by large and small rocks, forming a natural shelter and protection, and with a wide view from above.

Wang Dust first cleared away the scattered rocks, then unloaded the multifunctional engineer shovel fixed to the side of the survival kit and started digging.

After more than an hour of hard work, a sheltered cave was completed.

At this time, the sky was already completely dark, and Wang Dust only finished the final work with the help of the backpack’s equipped lighting.

For the next five days, this small cave would be his base.

Wang Dust will use it as the center to hunt in all directions, accumulating his own battle results!

After moving a large rock to block the outer edge of the cave entrance, he opened his survival kit, took out the single ration from it, and began to enjoy his dinner.

The taste of the food was poor, but the energy provided was completely sufficient.

After eating, Wang Chen also drank a cup of self-heated coffee.

Just as he was feeling satisfied, a rustling sound suddenly came from far and near.

Wang Chen’s heart stirred and he immediately turned off the lighting in the cave.

He quietly dived out.